The effect of a self-awareness and communication techniques course on the communication skills and ways of coping with stress of nursing students: An interventional study in Ankara, Turkey

• Published in: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 69; no. 5; pp. 659 - 665
• Main Authors: Demir, Sati, Ercan, Feride
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pakistan Knowledge Bylanes 01.05.2019
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Analysis; Care and treatment; Career Choice; Communication; Coping (Psychology); Curriculum; Education, Nursing - methods; Educational assessment; Female; Humans; Male; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing; Nursing students; Professional Competence; Psychological aspects; Stress (Psychology); Stress management; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Students; Students, Nursing - psychology; Teachers; Teaching methods; Turkey; Young Adult; Turkey; Pakistan; Nursing students, Teaching methods, Communication skills, coping with stress
• ISSN: 0030-9982

To evaluate the effect of a self-awareness and communication techniques course on nursing students' communication skills and their ways of coping with stress.. The interventional study was conducted at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, from February to May, 2016, and comprised second-year students in an undergraduate programme. Data was collected using the Student Information Form, Communication Skills Inventory, and Ways of Coping with Stress Inventory. The intervention course consisted of a 14-week curriculum and used rich educational methods. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. Of the123 subjects, 99(80.5%) were females. The overall mean age was 20.00}1.00 years (range: 19-25 years). Overall, 65(52.8%) subjects said they did not choose the profession of nursing voluntarily, while 81(65.9%) were satisfied with their choice. The post-intervention scores were significantly different than the baseline scores (p<0.05). The course was successful in increasing the students' communication skills as well as their skills for actively coping with stress.